Senate File 95 SENATE FILE BY JOHNSON (COMPANION TO LSB 1438HH BY ALONS) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing a choose life motor vehicle registration 2 plate and appropriating fees from such plates for adoption= 3 related services. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1438SS 80 6 dea/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.17 FUNDING FOR SERVICES FOR 1 2 PREGNANT WOMEN. 1 3 1. The department shall distribute annually the moneys 1 4 transferred to the department from the choose life motor 1 5 vehicle registration plate fees under section 321.34, 1 6 subsection 23, to each county board of health in the state in 1 7 the ratio that the registration plate fees collected by each 1 8 county bears to the total fees collected for such plates 1 9 within the state. Each county board of health shall 1 10 distribute the funds yearly to qualified, nongovernmental, 1 11 not=for=profit organizations within the county that provide 1 12 services free of charge to pregnant women who are planning to 1 13 place their children for adoption. Each county board of 1 14 health shall develop application procedures and qualification 1 15 guidelines for organizations to follow in applying for funds. 1 16 A county board of health shall not distribute funds to any 1 17 organization that is involved or associated with abortion 1 18 activities, including counseling for or referrals to abortion 1 19 clinics, providing medical abortion=related procedures, or 1 20 proabortion advertising. County guidelines shall specify that 1 21 an organization that receives funds under this section shall 1 22 not discriminate in its employment policies or provision of 1 23 services on the basis of race, religion, gender, marital 1 24 status, national origin, age, or disability. 1 25 2. A county board of health shall require that an 1 26 organization receiving funds under this section shall do all 1 27 of the following: 1 28 a. Use up to sixty percent of the funds to provide for the 1 29 material needs of pregnant women who are planning to place 1 30 their children for adoption, including clothing, housing, 1 31 medical care, food, utilities, and transportation. Such funds 1 32 may also be used for the expenses of infants awaiting 1 33 placement with adoptive parents. 1 34 b. Use up to forty percent of the funds for costs 1 35 associated with the adoption efforts of the organization 2 1 including counseling, training, or advertising. However, such 2 2 funds shall not be used for administrative or legal expenses 2 3 or for capital expenditures. 2 4 c. Return to the county board of health any unused funds 2 5 that exceed ten percent of the total amount of funds received 2 6 by the organization during the year. The county board of 2 7 health shall redistribute the funds to qualified organizations 2 8 as described in subsection 1. 2 9 d. Submit an annual audited financial statement of the 2 10 funds received to the county board of health. The audit shall 2 11 be prepared by a certified public accountant. A county board 2 12 of health may conduct a consolidated audit of all funds 2 13 distributed by the board during a year or for a period of 2 14 years. Such audits shall be subject to review by the auditor 2 15 of state. 2 16 3. For purposes of this section, "county board of health" 2 17 means a district board of health if the county and city boards 2 18 of health in an area have formed a district board of health 2 19 under section 137.10. 2 20 Sec. 2. Section 321.34, Code 2003, is amended by adding 2 21 the following new subsection: 2 22 NEW SUBSECTION. 23. CHOOSE LIFE PLATES. 2 23 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, an 2 24 owner referred to in subsection 12 may order special 2 25 registration plates with a choose life emblem. 2 26 b. The emblem shall be designed by the department and 2 27 shall include the words "choose life". 2 28 c. The special fee for letter number designated choose 2 29 life plates is thirty=five dollars. The fee for personalized 2 30 choose life plates is twenty=five dollars, which shall be paid 2 31 in addition to the special choose life fee of thirty=five 2 32 dollars. The fees collected by the director under this 2 33 subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 2 34 credited to the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 2 35 423.24, and prior to the crediting of revenues to the road use 3 1 tax fund under section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph "b", 3 2 the treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from those 3 3 revenues to the Iowa department of public health the amount of 3 4 the special fees collected in the previous month for the 3 5 choose life plates. The moneys from such fees are 3 6 appropriated for distribution by the department of public 3 7 health for services for pregnant women as provided in section 3 8 135.17. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys transferred 3 9 under this subsection shall not revert to the general fund of 3 10 the state. 3 11 d. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 3 12 applicant shall surrender the current registration receipt and 3 13 plates to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall 3 14 validate the special registration plates in the same manner as 3 15 regular registration plates are validated under this section. 3 16 The annual special choose life fee for letter number 3 17 designated plates is fifteen dollars, which shall be paid in 3 18 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 3 19 fee for personalized choose life plates is five dollars, which 3 20 shall be paid in addition to the annual special choose life 3 21 fee and the regular annual registration fee. The annual 3 22 choose life fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph 3 23 "c". 3 24 Sec. 3. EMBLEM DESIGN. The state department of 3 25 transportation shall consult with Choose Life, Inc., in 3 26 designing the emblem for the special choose life license plate 3 27 as required in this Act. 3 28 EXPLANATION 3 29 This bill authorizes the state department of transportation 3 30 to issue choose life special registration plates. The plates 3 31 shall display a choose life emblem designed by the department, 3 32 in consultation with Choose Life, Inc. The issuance fee for 3 33 such plates is $35, with personalized plates having an 3 34 additional fee of $25. The annual fee for the plates is $15, 3 35 with personalized plates having an additional fee of $5. 4 1 The moneys from the fees are to be transferred to the 4 2 department of public health and are appropriated for 4 3 distribution by the department to counties for distribution to 4 4 nongovernmental, not=for=profit organizations that provide 4 5 services on a nondiscriminatory basis to pregnant women who 4 6 are planning to place their children for adoption. The county 4 7 boards of health are designated as the operative agencies for 4 8 county distribution of funds. Funds are not to be distributed 4 9 to any organization that is involved or associated with 4 10 abortion activities. 4 11 Organizations receiving funds may use up to 60 percent of 4 12 the funds to provide for the material needs of pregnant women 4 13 who are planning to place their children for adoption or for 4 14 the expenses of infants awaiting placement with adoptive 4 15 parents. Up to 40 percent of the funds received by an 4 16 organization may be used for costs associated with adoption 4 17 efforts including counseling, training, or advertising, but 4 18 not for administrative or legal expenses, or for capital 4 19 expenditures. 4 20 An organization must return any unused funds that exceed 10 4 21 percent of the total amount of funds received by the 4 22 organization during a year to the county for redistribution to 4 23 qualified organizations. An organization must also submit an 4 24 annual audit of funds received to the county. The county may 4 25 conduct a consolidated audit of funds distributed. These 4 26 audits are subject to review by the auditor of state. 4 27 LSB 1438SS 80 4 28 dea/sh/8.4